Lawning and cleaning clay



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Patented Jan. 24,1882.

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S. G. PHILLIPS.

I LAWNING AND CLEANING CLAY. N0. 252,796.

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A LAWNNG AND CLEANING CLAY. No. 252,796. Patented Jan. 24,1882.

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ilNrTeo STATES PATENT @erica SIMEON G.PHILLIPS, OF PERTH AWBOY, NEW JERSEY.

LAWNING AND CLEANING CLAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letter-s Patent No. 252,796, dated January 24, 1852. Application tiled November 8, lSSl. l(No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, SIMEON G. PnrLLTPs, of Perth Amboy, Middlesex county, in the State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating to L-.iwning and Cleaning Clays, of which the following is a specification.

The invention may be used either alone or in connection with the means set forth in a patent issued to me, dated' November 30, 1880, No. 235,014, for washing clay and separating certain impurities by virtue ot' their greater coarseness or specific gravity than the tine. and valuable clay.

My present invention serves to separafe foreign mattersorimpurities bya different principle-the inability ot' large masses to move through a tine fabric which will easily permit' the passage of the fine clay properly worked up with water. In other words, I strain the clay and remove from it all the material which will not pass through the strainer. Uniformlywoven silk is the material I employ for the strainer. Such has been long approved for this purpose, but as heretofore worked it becomes rapidly clogged. I mount the fabric on a slowly-rotating` fra me, ferminga hollow wheel or bolt with one end open. Into this l introduce the clay-slip continuously through a spout in such a manner that the screen is kept clear of accumulation of the coarser particles and avoids clogging. The water, with the tine clay, passes rapidly through the fabric and falls into a spout or tank beneath, to be subsequently outlined. rlhe coarse particles which do not pass the fabric remain, with a small quantity of the water, on the interiorof the fabric, and are by the revolution of the wheel carried slowly around. I introduce into the interior of the wheel ashallow spout nearly as wide as the interior ofthe wheel will contain, and eX- tend it in at the open end with an inclination' outward. I apply a liberal quantity of pure water on the outside ofthe fabric in the upper portion ofthe rotation. This water moves inward through the fabric and falls into the internal spout,carrying'with it all the remaining coarse matter, and leaves the fabric perfectly clean to receive on its descent a fresh charge of cay to he strained. Thus the operation repeats itself continuously. The foreign matter falling from the top of the interior into the internal spout is carried away by the wate and is allowed to waste.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this speciticatioii, and represent what I consider the best means of carrying out thel in vention.

Figurel is alongitudinal section ofthe main parts of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a front ele vation, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a side elevation vof the entire apparatus ou a smaller scale. Fig. 4 is a front elevation ot' the same. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the framing, and Fig. 6 is a plan view ot' the stationary parts of the apparatus.

Similarletters of reference indicatelike parts inall the figures.

A is a tilting frame turning on fixed sup ports (t and forming finished bearings for the v shaft B'. C C2 C3 isaframingof wood orother suitable material, the parts C being arranged adially as the spokes of a wheel, the parts G2 circumferentially and the parts C longitudinally of the wheel. The parts C lie parallel to the shaft B. The spokes C are omitted at one end, the framing beimr stit'tly supported by the remaining parts C.

D is a covering of uniforinly-wovt-n silk l employ No.15 and strain the material very finely.

E is a spout, whit-l1 leads in the clay-wash to be strained and pours it in the inferior ot' the structure at the point represented in Fig 2.

G is a broad shallow spout extended into the open end of the revolving strainer at an inclination, as indicated in Fig. 3.

H is a spout bringing pure water from a pump or elevated reservoir (not represented) and showering itupon the exterior of my strainer in the upper part et' its'course.

I is a tank below, which receives the strained material.

K is a smooth pulley fixed on the shaft K, which is held in fixed bearings, and rapidly revolved by any suitable means. (Not shown.) The circumferential part O2 adjacent is smooth ly turned, and applies thereto when the frame- IOO causesthe proper slow revolution ofmy strainer. When it is desired to discontinue the operation the wash is shut off from the spout E and the pure water is slmt oft' from the pipe H. Then the revolution ot' the strainer is discontinued by simply disengaging the weight L and allowing` my strainer to descend by gravity out of contact with the pulley K. The spoilt E, through which the thin clay-wash is received, is directed much` to one side, so that the stream f'alls on a greatly-inclined surface ot' the strainer, and moves down ward't-hercon faster than the strainer moves in theJ same direction. In other words, the thin fluid not only moves through the meshes ofthe strainer, but also lnoves parallel thereto. This motion tends to wash the strainer and prevent its clogging with the coarse particles. I attach much importance to this.

In the operation of' the invention the water moving inward through the-falnric D in the upper part ofthe strainer, elfectually cleans it of' all impurities. \Vhen, by the continued r0- tation of the device, a portion thus cleaned is brought to receive the current ol' tine clay-wash enteringl through the pipe or spout E, it allows the tine clay to pass very promptly. The impurities accumulating on the inner f'ace of the fabric D may retain a little of the fiuid, but with the proper slow revolution nearly all the clay-wash will move through the fabric and drop from the outside. The thick matter adheres more or less perfectly to the interior of' the fabric until it is carried up over the spout G, when it falls into said spout.

H outside.

It is important that the water from the pipe H be applied so liberally asv to not only cause the coarse matter to fall by gravity, but also to strongly wash through the interstces of' the silk and leave them entirely clean. All the impurities with the water received are carried away by the spout. The pure clay acrumulates in the tank I, and is subsequently allowed to settle and pressed to remove as much of' the water and of the solublematter contained therein as possible. It is then ready to be stored or shipped for use.

Modifications may be made in the details This fall is promoted by the water applied fom-the pipe without departing from the principle of the invention. l can lawn by this method and hy this apparatus clay of wide range of qualities and l'or various purposes.

One ot' the usesforwhich [esteem this screening to be particularly well a'lapted is the prcp aration of' fine clay forincorporatiou in paper, or t'or preparing the surfaces of paper. also well adapted for preparing tire-clay by the removal of' particles of iron or other material, which are deleterious.

I claim as my invention- 1. rlhe strainer D, mounted on a suitable open-endcd framing capable of being revolved, in combination with means E for introducing the fluid to be strained, provisions I for receiving the strained fluid, anl an internal receptacle or spout, G, arranged to receive the material which cannot pass through the Strainer,

substantially' as herein specied.

2. The driving-shaft Kand wheel K', in combination with the tilting frame A at, and with the revolving strainer D, mounted on a suitable frame, C G2 C3, with provisions for supplying and taking away the fluid and provisions G t'or receiving the material which cannot pass the strainer, all arranged for joint operation substantially as herein specified.

3. The means H for supplying water to the upper side ot the strainer D, so as to move through the same in the opposite direction to that ofthe straining, in combination with pro visions for straining in another part ofthe revolution, and with a spoilt, G, for taking away the retained material, as herein specified.

4. rlhe method herein described ot' lawning and cleaning clay, consisting in projecting the slip in a stream againsta strainer ina-n inclined position, so that the action ot the stream urges the coarser particles' along on the surface of strainer and keeps the acting part of the latter clear, substantially as herein specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at New York city, New York, this 18th day of' October, 1881, in the presence of' two subscribing witnesses.

SIMEON G. PHILLIPS.

fitnessen CHARLES C. S'rn'rsoN, M. F. BovLE.

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